# 2 Samuel 5:2

> Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”

— 2 Samuel 5:2, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- c. 1010-1003 BC (counted from the text)
- Date source: 2 Samuel 5:4-5 gives the length of the reign, not the year. The absolute years come from the chronology of the kings, anchored in 1 Kings 6:1.

## Who ruled

- **David**, king of Israel, 1010-970 BC · Source: 2 Samuel 5:4-5, which gives the length of the reign; the Tel Dan stele, which mentions the "house of David" (the oldest record of the name outside the Bible)

## See also

- Matthew 2:6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/2/6
- Micah 5:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/micah/5/4
- Ezekiel 34:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezekiel/34/23
- Ezekiel 37:24-25 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezekiel/37/24
- John 10:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/10/11
- 2 Samuel 7:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/7/7
- Isaiah 40:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/40/11
- 1 Samuel 25:30 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-samuel/25/30

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/5/2
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/5
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).